Religious Liberty Protection Act of 2014
Latest action · Apr 4, 2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 3, 2014
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Religious Liberty Protection Act of 2014 - Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) from implementing or enforcing any provision of the final rule published on July 2, 2013, related to the coverage of preventive health services under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) or any amendment to such rule or subsequent rule insofar as such provision, amendment, or subsequent rule requires any individual or entity to provide coverage of sterilization or contraceptive services to which the individual or entity is opposed on the basis of religious belief.
Amends PPACA to declare that a health plan shall not be considered to have failed to provide essential health benefits, to fail to be a qualified health plan, or to fail to fulfill any other requirements on the basis that the plan does not provide or pay for coverage of sterilization or contraceptive services because: (1) providing or paying for such coverage is contrary to the religious or moral beliefs of the sponsor, issuer, or other entity offering the plan; or (2) such coverage, in the case of individual coverage, is contrary to the religious or moral beliefs of the purchaser or beneficiary of the coverage.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 3, 2014 to May 6, 2014, with 5 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OH | Bill Johnson | Original | Apr 3, 2014 |
| R-MO | Billy Long | Original | Apr 3, 2014 |
| R-MI | Kerry L. Bentivolio | Original | Apr 3, 2014 |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Original | Apr 3, 2014 |
| R-GA | Paul C. Broun | Original | Apr 3, 2014 |
| R-MO | Vicky Hartzler | Apr 7, 2014 | |
| R-TX | Pete Olson | May 6, 2014 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 4, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Apr 3, 2014Introduced in House
- Apr 3, 2014Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 3, 2014Introduced in House
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